No. 7 Nebraska (20-0, 9-0) hit the road for a Saturday morning showdown with Minnesota (10-10, 3-6). Despite a rough end to the first half, the Huskers came back strong in the second, taking the 76-57 win to improve to 20-0.
Nebraska trailed 36-30 heading into halftime, slipping up after holding an 18-12 lead. However, the Huskers came back strong in the second, outscoring the Golden Gophers 46-21 to get the win. This included holding Minnesota to 0-of-11 from three-point range in the second half.
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Pryce Sandfort commanded the Huskers’ second-half surge, scoring 20 points and finishing the day with 22. He also led Nebraska in rebounds, hauling in 10 to earn a double-double. He finished the day 7-of-14 from the floor, 4-of-10 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
Nebraska hit 16-of-30 from the floor and 7-of-17 from beyond the arc in the second half, while holding Minnesota to 9-of-24 and 0-of-11 in the same stretch. This negated the Golden Gophers’ strong first half, where they tallied 12-of-29 and 9-of-20. Nebraska finished 29-of-61 from the floor on the day, 9-of-28 from three-point range and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Minnesota tallied 21-of-53, 9-of-31 and 6-of-12, respectively.
Sam Hoiberg led the Huskers in the first half, scoring 14 points, which he ended the game with. He shot 6-of-10 and 2-of-4. He also earned a team-high seven assists. Jamarques Lawrence also scored 14 points in the win, earning 12 in the second half, after shooting 5-of-12 from the floor, 1-of-5 from beyond the arc and 3-of-3 from the free throw line.
Nebraska remains on the road for its next major test of the season, visiting No. 2 Michigan for a Tuesday night top ten matchup. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on Peacock.
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